Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
March 27, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N520DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21471
Part
Skin
Part number
65545906
Condition
Corrosion
Location
Bs 708-720
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

THE FUSELAGE SKIN (2024-T3 CLAD) WAS FOUND TO HAVE CORRODED JUST O/B OF STR 28L, FROM STA 708 TO 720. THIS DAMAGE WILL REQUIRE A CUTOUT MEASURING 12 INCHES LONG BY 1.5 WIDE EXTENDING FROM STA 708 TO 720. THIS DAMAGE IS 9.5 TO THE LEFT OF AN EXISTING EXTERNAL SKIN REPAIR PER ER/A 221033-14AD. ALSO, THE SKIN CLIP WAS FOUND TO BE CORRODED BETWEEN STR 28L AND 27L AT STA 720 ON THE FWD SIDE OF THE FRAME. ACCOMPLISHED REPAIRS PER DL ERA 303354-14AD REV A.